JBHT J B Hunt Transport Services margins

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Gross margin

42.3%

Operating margin

7.2%

EBITDA margin

13.3%

Net margin

5.1%

The J B Hunt Transport Services reports a gross margin of 42.3%, an operating margin of 7.2%, an EBITDA margin of 13.3%, and a net margin of 5.1%. Among the available margins, operating margin improved the most and gross margin declined the most, by 0.3 and 3.3 percentage points respectively.

JBHT margin history

Gross, operating, EBITDA and net margin trends

Over the last 3 years, J B Hunt Transport Services's margins averaged 44.66% gross, 7.1% operating, 13.92% EBITDA, and 4.98% net. For J B Hunt Transport Services, operating and net margins are above their three-year averages, while gross and EBITDA margins are below their three-year averages.

JBHT margin expansion

Year-over-year margin changes in percentage points

J B Hunt Transport Services's operating margin expanded by 0.3 percentage points and net margin by 0.3 percentage points, but gross margin contracted by 3.3 percentage points and EBITDA margin by 0.6 percentage points.

Gross margin expansion

-3.3pp

Operating margin expansion

0.3pp

EBITDA margin expansion

-0.6pp

Net margin expansion

0.3pp

JBHT Gross margin

Over the last 3 years, the average gross margin for J B Hunt Transport Services was 44.66%. The latest gross margin for J B Hunt Transport Services is 42.3%, 2.4 percentage points below its three-year average. J B Hunt Transport Services's gross margin ranged from a low of 42.3% in Sep 2026 to a high of 45.6% in Dec 2025.

JBHT Operating margin

Across the last 3 years, J B Hunt Transport Services's operating margin averaged 7.1%. Compared with its three-year average, J B Hunt Transport Services's current operating margin is 7.2% and is 0.1 percentage points above its three-year average. Operating margin was highest at 7.7% in Dec 2023 and lowest at 6.7% in Jun 2025.

JBHT EBITDA margin

Across the last 3 years, J B Hunt Transport Services's EBITDA margin averaged 13.92%. Against its three-year average, J B Hunt Transport Services's EBITDA margin is currently 13.3%, 0.6 percentage points below its three-year average. EBITDA margin was highest at 14.3% in Dec 2023 and lowest at 13.3% in Sep 2026.

JBHT Net margin

J B Hunt Transport Services's net margin averaged 4.98% across the past 3 years. The current net margin of 5.1% is 0.1 percentage points above its three-year average. Over the last 3 years, J B Hunt Transport Services's net margin peaked at 5.7% in Dec 2023 and reached a low of 4.6% in Sep 2024.

JBHT margin group comparison

Margins compared with peer-group, industry and sector averages

J B Hunt Transport Services's gross margin of 42.3% is higher than the Industrials sector, the industry and its peers average. Looking at the Industrials sector average of 32.5%, J B Hunt Transport Services's gross margin is 30% higher.

JBHT margin peer comparison

Compare margins with selected peers

Frequently asked questions

What is J B Hunt Transport Services's gross margin?

For the period ending Sep 30, 2026, JBHT recorded a gross margin of 42.3%.

What is J B Hunt Transport Services's operating margin?

As of Sep 30, 2026, JBHT has an operating margin of 7.2%.

What is J B Hunt Transport Services's EBITDA margin?

As of Sep 30, 2026, JBHT has an EBITDA margin of 13.3%.

What is J B Hunt Transport Services's net margin?

As of Sep 30, 2026, JBHT has a net margin of 5.1%.

What are the average margins of JBHT?

Across the last 3 years, JBHT averaged 44.7% gross, 7.1% operating, 13.9% EBITDA, and 5.0% net.

What are the highest historical margins of JBHT?

Over this 5-year history, JBHT peaked at 45.6% gross in Dec 2025, 9.4% operating in Sep 2022, 14.3% EBITDA in Dec 2023, and 6.9% net in Sep 2022.

What are the lowest historical margins of JBHT?

Over this 5-year history, J B Hunt Transport Services's margins fell as low as 38.7% gross in Mar 2022, 6.7% operating in Jun 2025, 13.3% EBITDA in Sep 2026, and 4.6% net in Sep 2024.